Research Paper

Two new species of Begoniaceae from China mainland

Daike Tian, Hongjing Wei, Cunzhong Huang, Lei Wu, Zhilin Chen, Zhiyou Guo, Xiaojun Sun, Songwei Wang, Qingmei Gao, Xin Li

Published on: 07 March 2024

Page: 89 - 98

DOI: 10.6165/tai.2024.69.89

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    Abstract

    China has an exceptional diversity in Begonia, holding the second largest number of described species in this genus at the national level. Many new taxa need to be explored and described. This paper reports two new species, Begonia ruchengensis (B. sect. Reichenheimia) and B. auritalata (B. sect. Platycentrum), from Hunan province and Guizhou province, respectively. Besides the detailed morphology description, color illustrations, and line drawings, the diagnoses of these two species distinguished from their allied taxa are provided. Their conservation statuses are evaluated according to The Guidelines for Using the IUCN Red List Categories.

    Keyword: Begonia ruchengensis, Begonia auritalata, new taxa, taxonomy, flora of China, morphology, conservation

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